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ATS3946Asian languages advanced: Transnational intersections

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

Students expand their existing language skills by joining students of other Asian languages in an exploration of historical and contemporary contacts between societies of Asia. Students of Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean will...

Semester 2Clayton

ATS3539Asian screen cultures

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

Asia’s screen industries are among some of the most vibrant and dynamic in the world. From anime and martial arts cinema to award-winning art films, Asian cinema has attracted widespread popular and critical attention. This unit explores...

ATS2941Asia's underside: Violence, crime and protest

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

The unit explores the underside of Asian societies, enabling a more complete understanding of the political and social tensions in the countries of northeast and Southeast Asia. It addresses such topics as corruption, environmental damage,...

Semester 1Clayton

AMU3021Audience studies: Sources and methods

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit you will be introduced to the variety of historical and ethnographic resources necessary to conduct audience research such as fan magazines, census data, fire insurance maps and personal interviews. You will be provided with...

Semester 1Malaysia

ATS2878Audio culture: The history of electronic music

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you explore the history of electronic music, from early experiments with phonographs at the end of the nineteenth century to contemporary electronic dance music. You investigate the important concepts and innovations that led...

ATS2186Audio lab

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

The Audio Lab is a multi-disciplinary learning environment where students from the different specialisations in the Bachelor of Media Communication come together to explore new technologies, skills and practices in audio media. You will...

Semester 2Caulfield

APG5069Australia and Asia in the Asian century: Politics, business, media

UnitLevel 5|12 credit points|Arts

This unit examines Australia's past, present and future relations with Asia with seminars delivered at Monash's Melbourne and Malaysia Campuses. It traverses a broad terrain, investigating cross-cultural contact at political, diplomatic,...

APG5055Australian Foreign Policy

UnitLevel 5|6 credit points|Arts

This unit examines how Australia shapes and conducts its relationships with the world, and engages with advanced conceptual approaches to understanding foreign policy. You will explore the evolution of Australia’s external relations, key...

Semester 2Clayton

ATS2938Australian Indigenous Politics

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will examine the history, development, and contemporary dynamics of Australian Indigenous politics. You will explore the impact of colonisation, dispossession, frontier violence and genocide with attention to the...

Semester 1Clayton

ATS2320Australia-Pacific Youth Engagement: understanding the Australia-Pacific partnership

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

This unit will introduce you to the Pacific region, the Australia-Pacific partnership, and the important policies and strategies underpinning Australia’s broader regional engagement. Based around the strategic policies underpinning...

ATS3320Australia-Pacific Youth Engagement: understanding the Australia-Pacific partnership

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

This unit will introduce you to the Pacific region, the Australia-Pacific partnership, and the important policies and strategies underpinning Australia’s broader regional engagement. Based around the strategic policies underpinning...

ATS3543Australia's ancient Indigenous past: A 65,000 year archaeological odyssey

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will examine the range of techniques and theoretical frameworks used by archaeologists to understand Australia's 65,000-year plus Indigenous history. The focus will be archaeological sites and debates associated with the...

Semester 2Clayton

ATS3258Australia’s regional security challenges

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

This research simulation unit is designed to develop your research and collaborative skills and apply them to addressing the real world challenges of our time. In this unit you develop a Regional Security Report for Australia. You will...

Semester 1Clayton

ATS2935Automated Media

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

Our cultural and media lives are increasingly shaped by automation. In this unit you will examine the pervasive role of personalised feeds, recommendation systems, algorithms and artificial intelligence in everyday life. Drawing on...

Semester 2CaulfieldClayton

AMU3650A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

International crises are complex phenomena driven by states and a variety of non-state actors including media conglomerates, epistemic communities and intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. This unit examines a number of...

Semester 2Malaysia

ATS2828Battlelines: Combatants and civilians in the history of war

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

War has been at the centre of human experience since time immemorial, with profound and lasting effects on politics, the economy, and culture. It shapes the course of individual lives for both combatants and non-combatants. In this unit,...

ATS3256Being a Criminologist: Research and professional practice

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

In this unit, you will apply the skills learned across the core units in the Bachelor of Criminology degree. Leading industry experts will identify key emerging challenges in their fields, which will inform the area of focus for your...

Semester 2Clayton

ATS3179Between here and there: Asian diaspora literatures and cultures

UnitLevel 3|6 credit points|Arts

Located within the field of diaspora studies, this unit introduces you to Asian-Australian, Asian-Canadian and Asian-American literatures and cultures. Connected to Asia by legacies of birth/inheritance/origin, Asian presence in Anglophone...

Semester 1Clayton

ATS2019Beyond 'Primitive' Art: Understanding meaning and symbolism in Indigenous art

UnitLevel 2|6 credit points|Arts

Indigenous 'art' is a highly visible and recognisable symbol of peoples' engagement with their cultural identity, history and traditions. In this unit, students examine early and recent forms of Indigenous visual traditions (e.g. rock-art,...

ATS1366Big ideas for better futures

UnitLevel 1|6 credit points|Arts

In an era of rapid transformation, environmental change, global mobility, economic transitions, and shifting political dynamics, sociological inquiry enables critical reflection on how individuals and communities can respond constructively...

Semester 1Semester 2CaulfieldClayton